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2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Nebraska

5 Colleges in Nebraska
777 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$30,521 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of visual & performing arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 777 degrees in visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School

Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Nebraska Your choice of visual & performing arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Visual & Performing Arts Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Master's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts
Doctor's Degrees in Visual & Performing Arts

The visual & performing arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Nebraska. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in Nebraska

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the visual & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Nebraska Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
189 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
9.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a good decision for students interested in a degree in visual & performing arts. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.

There were about 189 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $29,346.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
118 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
24.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Nebraska at Omaha is a good option for students interested in a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were roughly 118 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally earn around $27,937 in the first five years of their career.

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$37,794 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Bellevue University if you wish to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Bellevue. A Best Colleges rank of #237 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bellevue University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 54 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Bellevue University in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from Bellevue University receive $7,273 more than the average visual & performing arts graduate.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
68 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$40,721 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Nebraska at Kearney if you wish to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. UNK is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Kearney. This university ranks 10th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were about 68 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UNK in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts major at University of Nebraska at Kearney make $10,200 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
110 Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
28.2% Growth in Graduates

MCC is a large public college located in the city of Omaha. This college ranks 6th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were about 110 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career earnings of $24,515.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Kansas 38 918
Minnesota 38 1,711
Iowa 38 1,292
South Dakota 38 188
Missouri 38 1,886
North Dakota 35 160

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 273
Fine & Studio Arts 220
Music 129
Drama & Theater Arts 104
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 37
Arts & Media Management 7
Other Visual Art 4
Dance 3

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